Shooter kills 1, wounds others at NYC hospital; officials say he was doctor

[BumRushDaShow]

Last edited Fri Jun 30, 2017, 05:39 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: CNN

New York (CNN) A gunman identified as a doctor opened fire inside the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in New York on Friday, killing a woman and wounding several people before killing himself, according to law enforcement officials.

The shooter was identified as Dr. Henry Bello, a former doctor at the hospital, two law enforcement officials told CNN.

The gunman, who was wearing a white lab coat and carrying ID, shot himself on the 16th floor, according to law enforcement officials. The body of a woman who was shot was found near the body of the dead suspect, officials tell CNN.

Five other people were wounded in the shooting, and three of those are in serious condition from gunshot wounds, a law enforcement source told CNN. The FBI of New York said there was no nexus to terrorism at this time.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/30/us/new-york-hospital-shooting/index.html

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CBS News story -

4:18 p.m. -- The NYPD has identified the shooter as Dr. Henry Bello, a former employee at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, reports CBS New York's Reena Roy. Four to six people were shot, and others suffered minor injuries trying to leave the building, the station reports.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/bronx-lebanon-hospital-shooting-new-york/

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Previous update original title - Multiple people shot at New York hospital; shooter dead, NYPD says

(CNN) Four to six people were believed to be wounded on Friday in a shooting at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in New York, according to a New York Police Department spokeswoman.

A shooter is dead at the hospital, according to a tweet from NYPD Assistant Commissioner for Communication & Public Information J. Peter Donald.

Police have no confirmed information on the number of people injured or their conditions, said NYPD spokeswoman Annette Shelton.

The shooter is believed to be a former hospital employee, local law enforcement officials told CNN.

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Original story -

By Nadeem Muaddi, CNN

Updated 3:47 PM ET, Fri June 30, 2017

(CNN) Multiple people were shot on Friday at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in New York City, according to a New York Police Department spokeswoman.

Police have no information on the number of people injured or their conditions, said NYPD spokeswoman Annette Shelton. Police are searching for the shooter and have advised people to avoid the area.

Due to reports of a shooting incident at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, avoid the area of 1650 Grand Concourse. More information to follow.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been briefed on the unfolding situation, according to a tweet from the mayor's office.

Developing story - more to come

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WABC TV in NY -

Gunman dead, at least 3 people shot inside Bronx hospital in NYC

By abc7NY.com Staff
Updated 3 mins ago

SOUTH BRONX, New York City (WABC) --

Police said a gunman is dead and at least three people were shot inside Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York City Friday.
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Police confirmed the gunman is down, but did not provide any other details about him.

Sources said other people are injured in the hospital and they will be evaluated. Their injuries are not known.

http://abc7ny.com/news/at-least-3-people-shot-inside-bronx-hospital-in-nyc/2168395/

[femmocrat]

1. CNN is saying 4-6 wounded. MSNBC: at least 1 shot.

No one is saying anything about fires.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. There is a thread in GD and one local news source is saying the suspect is down

and in custody -

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029273549

[hrmjustin]

3. I once ended up in Bronx-Lebanon when someone put GHB in my drink.

[a la izquierda]

24. Sorry, it is I who misread your post. I'll self-delete.

[hrmjustin]

28. No worries at all. I self deleted my last post as well.

[hrmjustin]

4. The shooter is dead according to local news.

[shenmue]

7. Jeez

[Doug the Dem]

8. Just Another Day in the Land of the Free

and the Home of the Bullet.

[ailsagirl]

11. Again.

[DBoon]

13. Another hero sacrifices his life upholding the Second Amendment

not

[brooklynite]

9. Per WABC, shooter was a former employee.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Just heard on CBS (radio) news that the shooter was a doctor

and died possibly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

[KG]

12. yay guns!

[billh58]

14. According to the Second Amendment absolutists

and NRA/ILA extremist sympathizers, we are living in an polite society. Most thinking Americans see it a bit differently, and observe that we are really living in an armed and dangerous society.

I agree: yay guns!

[NickB79]

15. You don't have to be an NRA sypathizer to appreciate our murder rate has been cut in half since 1993

Unless there's a problem with acceptance of basic statistics.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/05/07/181998015/rate-of-u-s-gun-violence-has-fallen-since-1993-study-says

""Firearm-related homicides dropped from 18,253 homicides in 1993 to 11,101 in 2011," according to a report by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, "and nonfatal firearm crimes dropped from 1.5 million victimizations in 1993 to 467,300 in 2011.

There were seven gun homicides per 100,000 people in 1993, the Pew Research Center study says, which dropped to 3.6 gun deaths in 2010. The study relied in part on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"Compared with 1993, the peak of U.S. gun homicides, the firearm homicide rate was 49 percent lower in 2010, and there were fewer deaths, even though the nation's population grew," according to the Pew study. "The victimization rate for other violent crimes with a firearm—assaults, robberies and sex crimes—was 75 percent lower in 2011 than in 1993."

Pointing out that we actually DO live in a much less violent society than our parents lived in means that hopefully there is far less of an urge to do stupid shit like carry guns everywhere you go or keep a loaded gun under the bed where a child can find it.

[billh58]

16. It is true that the

overall homicide rate has dropped, and there have been several studies aimed at determining why. Some contributing factors appear to be an aging population (younger people are more prone to violence), better first-responder medical care, and improved emergency room procedures. Whatever the reasons, it is a welcome trend.

However, gun homicides in the US account for the largest percentage of all homicides, and the US gun homicide rate is many magnitudes greater than the rest of the civilized world combined.

The fact that there has been a drop in gun-related violence is a good thing, but there remain too many innocent victims of preventable gun violence, including suicides and child "accidents," and too many guns in the wrong hands -- especially in the public venue.

[hack89]

17. "many magnitudes greater than the rest of the civilized world combined"

now that is a stupidly ignorant statement.

Have you looked at South America's murder rate recently? The place is awash with guns. Our gun homicide rate is 17th in the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate

[billh58]

18. I apologize for being ignorant and stupid.

Did you take debate lessons from Trump?

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/14/upshot/compare-these-gun-death-rates-the-us-is-in-a-different-world.html

[hack89]

19. So poor countries full of people with brown skins are not civilized?

Got it.

The rest of the civilized world is more that a handful of rich white countries, don't you think? Compare the US to the entire world. Go ahead.

[billh58]

20. Take care my friend.

We both have convictions, and I don't begrudge you yours, and I will not stoop to name-calling.

[hack89]

21. But it was an undeniably incorrect statement to make.

your rationalization was even worse. Got my ire for some reason.

[elehhhhna]

26. You seem to like the idea that we should race to the bottom. I think we should compare ourselves to

other first world nations despite the fact that we don't have first world healthcare, arms-control, or government.

[hack89]

38. That's not what the poster said though

Unless you think civilized = first world.

[elehhhhna]

27. You need to factor in suicides and accidental shootings by toddlers, etc.

[hack89]

39. The post I replied to was about gun homicide. Nt

[Hoyt]

29. Yet, gun nuts keep buying more guns and claiming they need to strap one on to walk outside.

[dalton99a]

25. More details:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ex-physician-kills-doctor-wounds-6-bronx-hospital-shooting-article-1.3291797

[Not Ruth]

30. I am sorry that the poor man never got the help that he needed

[bettyellen]

32. I'm sorry for all the women who were harassed and are now frightened about the consequences of

Speaking up about the harassment.

[sarisataka]

36. Did he seek help?

Somewhere as this unfolded the shooter changed from a "POS gun owner" to a tragic figure that illustrated the problems with our healthcare; a doctor cannot even obtain adequate care.

I'm not sure when or how that happened...

[bettyellen]

31. Revenge against women who complained he sexually harassed them- tried to set the nurses station on

Fire. What the fuck?

[BumRushDaShow]

33. Then he tried to light himself up

but that failed when the hospital sprinklers activated, so the bullet it was.

[bettyellen]

34. Spree killers are 90% men losing their jobs or wives. Men need to be taught to lose w grace and

Dignity and stop thinking the world owes them all that. This is crazy.

[BumRushDaShow]

35. This guy had a long history of issues.

[bettyellen]

37. I'm guessing most people who go on killing sprees are extreme examples of

men with these toxic attitudes of entitlement and dominance. Workplaces are full of less extreme versions of these assholes wreaking havoc. I'm sure it took a decent amount of harassment to get him shit canned.
I'm saving my sympathies for the poor women who had to work closely with him. Been there, and it totally sucks.